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Consultants favor signalized intersection at Liberty Pike and Mallory Lane; board and advocates press for stronger pedestrian protections
Summary
After updated traffic projections and RK&K validation, staff recommended converting a proposed roundabout to a signalized intersection at Liberty Pike and Mallory Lane; Bike Walk Franklin urged pedestrian-focused design and board members requested more analysis of safety and near-term performance.
City staff and consultants recommended that the board revise the design for the Liberty Pike and Mallory Lane intersection from the previously proposed pair of roundabouts to a signalized intersection, citing updated traffic projections and right-of-way constraints.
"The roundabout... was not going to function, for the design year of 2050, that it would fail substantially," a project staff member said, summarizing RK&K and Cool Springs study…
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